PRINTER'S NO. 1553
No. 274 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY CREIGHTON, BEYER, BOBACK, BOYD, BROOKS, CLYMER,
DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, FABRIZIO, FAIRCHILD, GEIST, GEORGE,
GIBBONS, GILLESPIE, HARHART, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, HESS,
HUTCHINSON, JAMES, W. KELLER, KILLION, KORTZ, LEACH,
MARSHALL, MILLARD, R. MILLER, MUSTIO, MYERS, NICKOL, PALLONE,
PHILLIPS, PICKETT, RAPP, REICHLEY, ROHRER, ROSS, SAINATO,
SCAVELLO, SIPTROTH, SOLOBAY, STEIL, STERN, SWANGER, VEREB AND
YOUNGBLOOD, MAY 18, 2007
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MAY 18, 2007
A RESOLUTION
1 Acknowledging a dire situation relating to the devastation of
2 the honeybee population in this Commonwealth.
3 WHEREAS, Scientists estimate that the honeybee population has
4 dropped 80%; and
5 WHEREAS, Scientists believe the shrinking honeybee population
6 is directly related to a pathogen or toxic substance which
7 weakens bees on their main spring flights and makes their return
8 to the hive impossible; and
9 WHEREAS, Scientists have named this epidemic colony collapse
10 disorder (CCD); and
11 WHEREAS, CCD is affecting a crucial sector of the State and
12 national economies; and
13 WHEREAS, A Cornell University study has estimated that
14 honeybees annually pollinate more than $14 billion worth of
1 seeds and crops in the United States; and
2 WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania State University, the Pennsylvania
3 Department of Agriculture, the University of North Carolina and
4 the State of Texas are leading research into the cause of the
5 honeybee population decline; therefore be it
6 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives acknowledge a
7 dire situation relating to the devastation of the honeybee
8 population in this Commonwealth; and be it further
9 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives applaud efforts
10 to preserve the honeybee population and urge support for
11 continuing research.
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